During the car ride to the track, i was slightly thrown off by the post ollie had made on his instagram, He was looking for me, why? he had someone else, why would he still want me.
My heart sunk even more as my phone sounded with a notification, from a text, my whole body sunk as i read the name, not wanting to feel the breaking of my own heart again.
Ollie🐻
Hey😁
I read it feeling like my body was about to shut down, though maybe i would respond and play with him a little like he played with me.
Whilst constructing a plan inside my head, i felt the gaze of Oscar peering from him shoulder glancing at my phone, i heard the tightening of his grip on the steering wheel.
Hey 😋
Do you maybe wanna hang out tomorrow, we haven't all weekend and i thought it'd be nice, some time together. So?
i typed a reply before deleting it, trying to come up with something maybe a little less desperate but also something that screamed yes, though i felt i was overthinking it too much and a simple 'sure' or 'yes' would be completely fine.
yeah, sure after the race we can
I turned my phone down, resting it on my lap, as i heard a song play from the radio, i hummed along, catching Oscar's attention, to which he chuckled slightly making me stop and look at him. "what," i said giggling along with him before resuming my humming and air drumming the solo parts.
we laughed to each others humming and singing the rest of the way to the course, it was sweet and totally amusing, also i felt comfortable like he was someone i could trust and i hope he could trust me too.
As we made it to the race track the first half of my day i spent working out my nee camera and seeing how it worked as it was differently made to my first, though it was relatively easy to learn, as it was pretty similar with slight differences. I decided to test the picture mechanism to make sure i had set everything up right on Oscar catching him off guard to which he noticed and rolled his eyes before returning to looking at his information.
The day went as usual, though i didn't see any of Ollie even though he was desperate to see me, though he could wait until tomorrow. My only question was, what he was doing here, he didn't have a race and he doesn't just show up to the ones he's not racing at so like, why was he here, it wasn't meant to come across in a bad way but in my mind it sort of did, though knowing what i saw he sort of deserved my anger and my ignorance.
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After the qualifying session, some of the drivers including Lando were going out to get food and have drinks [non alcoholic] and Firstly Lando invited me which i wasn't too sure about, since i was kind of outcasted to them like i wasn't one of then so i would kind of just be sat there, enjoying good food, true, but probably not worth the bore of the night, and i didn't think anyone i was like close with was going, or would be there.
Oscar approached me, as i was looking back through the images i had taken that day, they weren't the best but they weren't the worst definitely for it being a new camera. "Gabi," he said though received no reaction from me as i was in my own little world analysing the people in the backgrounds of the photo's, until hr placed a hand on my shoulder, making me look up, slightly scared.
"you weirdo, just lurking on people," i said, brushing his hand from my shoulder as i stood to his level, before resting my back on a wall, to which he followed me to.
"Gabi," he said scratching the back of his neck, sort of awkwardly. "What," i responded rolling my eyes though not looking up to him as i slouched against the wall. "Uh well, you know that like little dinner most of us drivers are having," i sighed still clicking through the images below me. "Tell Lando, no i'm still not going with him,"
He placed a hand on the wall, blocking me off, i looked straight up to him feeling a tingle down my spine, but an intimate tension as i looked into his eyes almost gasping. "I wasn't sent by Lando," he said before taking a deep breath and then continuing still looking into my eyes, he was luckily we were in a spot nobody could see or else he'd be embarrassed out of his mind and frankly so would i. "I came, to ask if you wanted to go with me," he said relieving the wall of the pressure from his hand, as i took a deep breath and pushed myself up from it also, almost inches away from his face, before i looked down, thinking of his offer.
"Why?" i said, leaving him looking at me through his brows, almost confused to the question i had just asked. "Why what?" He replied his face a serious mess between confused and intrigued.
"Why, should i go with you?" I said before continuing, "what's in this for me if i chose to go with you," i asked leaving him speechless his mouth slightly opened as if he was just expecting me to accept straight away.
"Well..." he said letting all the air out of his mouth like a horse, before stroking back his hair like his brain needed the air to think, "you get free food, nice company and a great experience," he said pushing his lips together like he was some sort of genius, after placing his hands up as if to gesture me to accept the offer.
"hmm," i said placing a finger on my lip tapping it repeatedly looking up to the sky, before speaking again, "sure, i'll go," i said which he picked me up from my legs hugging me, thanking me, like it was the biggest if deals to him. "Okay, okay, there's just one thing i need to know," he put me down nodding enthusiastically, "what should i wear, like what's the theme," he took a step back, mocking my thinking face, placing a finger on his face, the other on his hip, looking up to the sky, which i pushed him back telling him to stop while laughing which he giggled back.
"I'd say like fancy casual, so not like dressed up but like casual that still looks like you put effort in, if you get what i mean," i nodded, pretending i got what he meant so he'd have some faith in me to dress somewhat suitable for this, lunch thing whatever it was, after the race.
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It was about 5pm after the race, i rushed home taking a decently timed shower before doing myself some light makeup while my hair was still soaking, which at the time i didn't know what to do with, i settled with simply just wearing it down but having it dry to the point it looked flawlessly smooth, like peanut butter, before picking out what to wear. I chose two fancy but casual dresses from my wardrobe, i looked st both of them in anticipation hoping one would just jump at me and tell me to wear it.
I felt a decision like this deserved a second opinion which is where my trusty friend came in. I searched through my contacts finding the number and confidently pressing the face-time button.
"What do you want now," he said from the other line, his phone not stable indicating he was moving or in a rush. "Is this dress okay for tonight," i asked turning the camera around to show the dress hung up on my wardrobe.
"Girl where are you going tonight?" He asked me, putting his eye up to the camera, trying to sus me out, i couldn't help but laugh at his stupid looking face before responding. "The drivers lunch tonight," i said as he grew a big grin on his face before letting out a n ear wrenching screech of excitement.
"Awh, so you finally accepted my offer and you're coming with me, i am h-" he said being cut off by me as i finished my sentence that he cut off to begin with with his screeching. "actually, i'm going with Oscar," i said making Lando's jaw drop in what i assumed to be offence that i would accept Oscar's invite but not his. his expression changed after a few moments of thinking, it was grinning once again, "what," i said gesturing to his face.
"You get him girl," he said acting all girly pop for a few moments until i interrupted his moment feeling kind of embarrassed. "Just tell me if the dress is okay," i said almost yelling it at him to stop any thoughts in his mind of me and Oscar being anything, although at this point it probably wasn't impossible.
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Going out tonight, 📸
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@ OscarPiastri 😎 going in style
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@ LandoNorris i picked this out basically
Reply @ LandoNorris @ GabiiNorizz yes totally
@ user562 slay it girlie
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@ user571 where she going 🤭
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a/n might try and get another chapter out tonight 😋✌️
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